Charlton on Otmoor
Major Settlement in the Parish of Charlton on Otmoor
Historical Forms
- Cerlentone 1086 DB
- Cherlentona 1081 Ord mid12th
- Cherlenton c.1190 Thame c.1200
- Cherlintone 1285 Ass
- Charlentone 1081 Ord mid12th
- Charlynton 1336 Cl
- Cherleton' c.1190 S c.1280 FA 1316
- Cherleton' super Ottemor' 1278–9 RH
- Cherleton upon Ottemour 1314 Ipm
- Cherleton on Ottemore 1315 Cl
- Cherlton 1245 Cl
- Cheriltone, Chereltone, Chureltone 1285 Ass
- Charleton 1351 AD
- Chorlton 1428 FA
Etymology
'tūnof the ceorls.' The earliest forms clearly suggest that the first element is the gen. pl. (ceorlena ) of a weak form of the word ceorl .Cf. PN Nth 56. For Ot Moor v. 208.